The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has developed a new curriculum for students with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities. The document, which replaces the curriculum that was developed by the Jamaica Association on Intellectual Disabilities (JAID), focuses on five main areas: life skills, functional mathematics, language and communication, science, and physical education. As with the National Standard Curriculum (NSC),...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the commissioning of Youth Innovation Centres across the island will assist in the fight against crime. Mr. Green, who was speaking at the official launch of the Westmoreland Youth Innovation Centre, at Llandilo, on May 31, said the real fight against crime “is touching people...

Teacher of the Edith Dalton James High School, Sharon Brown (left), presents retiree and former Head of the Electrical Technology Department at the institution, Earle Bisasor, with his citation at the school’s 40th anniversary retirement function at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on May 31.

A seven-year birth cohort study conducted by a team of University of the West Indies (UWI) researchers has been presented at a two-day conference, beginning today (May 31), at the Sir Kenneth Standard Lecture Theatre. It aims to improve the health and well-being of Jamaica’s children by providing valuable data on the relationships among a wide range of family, school,...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is assuring Jamaicans that all the necessary mechanisms will be in place for the implementation of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) in 2019. Addressing a JIS Think Tank recently, Manager of the Student Assessment Unit, Terry-Ann Thomas Gayle, said that the necessary steps are being taken to ensure that there is seamless transition...

Carlong Publishers (Caribbean) Limited has donated 2,500 textbooks and general readers to 50 basic schools across the island to promote literacy at the early-childhood level. Twenty-five of the schools from Regions one, two and six received books today (May 29) at a ceremony held at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library on Tom Redcam Drive in Kingston. On Thursday...

Students wishing to pursue studies in Agriculture at high schools, colleges and vocational institutions may apply for one of the many scholarships in this area, donated  by the Jamaica 4-H Club. The students  must reside or attend school in St. Ann, Manchester and St. Catherine. They may apply for the Rio Tinto scholarship using application forms available at eligible institutions...